Epidemiological and clinical aspects of human Brucella suis infection in Polynesia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1621-1625

  Guerrier, G ^a,b   Daronat, J M ^b   Morisse, L ^b   Yvon, J F ^b   Pappas, G ^c,d  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b Dispensaire de Futuna   (France)

^c Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina   (Greece)

^d International Society of Chemotherapy Zoonoses Working Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Polynesia; Swine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPONDYLITIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER; MALE; POLYNESIA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 80053072120     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001075     Document Type: Article

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